Spontaneous Play in the Language Classroom Creating a Community
"Humorous language play is an ever-present, but rarely examined feature of interaction in language classrooms. In this book, Hann traces the life of playful utterances within the talk of students enrolled in intensive, short-term, business language course
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Spontaneous Play in the Language Classroom
David Hann
Spontaneous Play in the Language Classroom Creating a Community
David Hann Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies Open University Milton Keynes, UK
ISBN 978-3-030-26303-4 ISBN 978-3-030-26304-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26304-1 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 1.1 The Trigger for My Research 3 1.2 The Structure of This Book 5 References 11 2 The Underexplored Role of Humorous Play in the Second Language Classroom 13 2.1 The Traditional Neglect of the Language Classroom as an Arena for Social Interaction 14 2.2 Language Learners Have Identities Too 15 2.3 Individual and Collective Identities 17 2.4 The Nature of Humorous Play 19 2.4.1 Play as Stepping Outside the Norm 20 2.4.2 Play and Humour: Overlapping Concepts 24 2.4.3 Language and Its Relationship to Play and Humour 26 2.4.4 Humorous Language Play and Its Subversive Nature 30 v
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2.4.5 Defining Humorous Language Play for the Purposes of This Book 31 2.5 Humorous Language Play and the Second Language Learner 32 2.5.1 The Challenges of HLP for the Second Language Learner 32 2.5.2 The Advantages of Play for the Second Language Learner 35 2.6 HLP in the Second Language Classroom: Pedagogical and Research Perspectives 37 2.6.1 HLP: A Neglected Dimension in Classroom Interaction 37 2.6.2 HLP Is More Than a Barometer of Language Proficiency 39 2.6.3 HLP Is More Than a Single Event 41 2.7 Conclusion 42 References 43 3 The Language Classroom: A Hothouse Where Play Can Germinate 49 3.1 The Research Setting: The
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